Lunar New Year

Apple To Temporarily Shutter All China Stores 
Apple To Temporarily Shutter All China Stores 
February 02, 2020  |  Apple

The spread of the coronavirus has prompted Apple to shutter its corporate offices and 42 retail stores in mainland China through Feb. 9, Bloomberg reported...

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Sizzle Fizzle: Virus May Weaken China’s Economic Growth
Sizzle Fizzle: Virus May Weaken China’s Economic Growth
January 24, 2020  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

It’s the unforeseen events that send economies into rough patches, toward slowing growth and even into decline. And while we’re not speculating that an economy that...

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This Week In Payments: Davos, China X-Border Commerce And Talk To (And Pay With) The Hand
This Week In Payments: Davos, China X-Border Commerce And Talk To (And Pay With) The...
January 24, 2020  |  Global Payments

While there was no shortage of goings on this week, the eyes and ears of the payments, commerce and finance enthusiasts were more likely trained...

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The Lunar New Year Commerce Explosion Hits China (And Beyond)
The Lunar New Year Commerce Explosion Hits China (And Beyond)
January 24, 2020  |  Commerce

In 2019, Chinese consumers spent $149 billion across the Chinese New Year holiday, according to China’s Ministry of Commerce — a sum widely expected to...

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Travel Stocks Drop Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Travel Stocks Drop Amid Coronavirus Concerns
January 21, 2020  |  International

Less than a month ago, the outbreak of a new virus in the city of Wuhan centered on a cluster of consumers who had been...

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WeChat Pay Launches Promotion For Chinese Lunar New Year
WeChat Pay Launches Promotion For Chinese Lunar New Year
February 16, 2018  |  EVO Payments International

WeChat Pay, the mobile payment arm of China’s WeChat, is running promotions to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, also referred to as the Spring...

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WeChat Pushes Digital Payments (Red) Envelope 903 Percent
WeChat Pushes Digital Payments (Red) Envelope 903 Percent
February 16, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

China is seeing a massive shift towards digital payments, with more consumers opting to send money digitally instead of stuffing cash in red envelopes. Since...

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